vintage japanese monochrome print : forest / palm tree sprinkler Kasama is a relative new-comer

Kasama is a relative new-comer in Japanese ceramics

with deep and earthy tones provide an almost metallic patinated appeal

The first thing you’ll notice is the jubilant colour palette of the early 1950s

You may receive a cup that differs slightly to the photo

vintage japanese monochrome print : forest / palm tree sprinkler Kasama is a relative new-comerThis monochrome reproduction has a different work by Omoda Seiju (1891 1933) on each side a stand of trees gentry encroaching upon a pond, and a majestic palm with an amphibian friend (or two). Omoda Seiju's use of negative space and choice of subject landscapes, birds, animals, insects typical of the era, make him an exemplar of the early twentieth century nihonga (Japanese art) movement. From a catalogue of monochrome reproductions that was printed